Giberson: If it found an ignition source, we could be talking about a different nature and dynamic of the emergency

An overfilled propane tank at a Sewall Avenue construction site led to a joint response Wednesday afternoon by the Asbury Park Fire Department and the Neptune Fire and Office of Emergency Management, Asbury Park Fire Department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said.

The emergency response units were called near 1:20 p.m. by the contractor, Giberson said. The 150 pound tank was to be used as a heating source on the construction site but due to the overfill, it began to leak.

“It’s a good thing that he did [call] because if it found an ignition source, we could be talking about a different nature and dynamic of the emergency [call],” Giberson said.

The local fire department immediately administered fog patterned hoses used as a mist to keep the gas from dispersing, he said.

The neighboring emergency response team used their equipment to safely burn off the gas, Giberson said. The two homes on either side of the 1529 Sewall Avenue home were evacuated as a precaution.

The emergency teams were cleared from the site just over one hour later, Giberson said.